What is it about?
This article examines outcomes for patients with melanoma of the head and neck. In particular, the study compares different surgical approaches for removal of lymph nodes that may contain metastatic melanoma.
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Why is it important?
The goal of this paper was to help identify the best surgical approach for treating patients with metastatic melanoma of the head and neck.
Perspectives
Because of the complex and important anatomy of the head and neck it is important to understand the best surgical approaches for removing metastatic melanoma. This publication supports the notion that it is better to perform complete removal of lymph nodes at risk for developing metastatic disease. By performing complete removal of all nodes at risk the rate of developing recurrent disease can be lowered.
Scott McLean
University of Michigan
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This page is a summary of: Total versus superficial parotidectomy for stage III melanoma, Head & Neck, May 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/hed.24810.
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